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I connected this antenna inside the house and received about 16 local channels but the signals were weak (the picture would pixalate a lot) so i moved it outside on the roof and couldn't get any signal at all. I tried everything I could think of, different locations, adjusting the position of the antenna, I even moved the amplifier outside to the antenna location thinking that the cable length from there to the inside might be the problem. Nothing! So I moved it back inside where I originally had it and now I can only receive channels 2 and 4, nothing above those, and the reception for those is poor. I don't know if the antenna was damaged from all of the "playing around" with it or what. So I'm just not sure what to think. In any case this antenna did not do the job for me.

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Bought this after reading the reviews hoping that it will work in a parlor floor apartment of a Jersey City brownstone. Not!!! It barely picked up 6 digital channels that came in very choppy. It didn't pick up any analog channels.

I would NOT recommend this for a parlor or basement apartment in a very crowdied neighborhood.

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Needed something to pick up one special show on TV. This worked no better than rabbit ears. Rabbit ears worked better on other channels. Should have a 90 degree coax connection included since base is so short that the cable pushed over the antenna when standing on top of entertainment center. The box had clearly been opened and signs of use were evident. They knew this was a bad unit when they sold it to me. I have lots of RS equipment but that just changed. Like they ever look at these posts - right!

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I would recommend this antenna with some caveats.
It works better than rabbit ears, but still lacks the ability to clearly pick up and amplify weaker stations. I'm about 25 miles from the tv transmitters.

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We just cut the cable tv service after 25 years. [...] Easy Easy Set Up. Using inside temporarily but plan to move outside soon. Have to adjust a bit depending on station but overall it is a great antenna.

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We tried this antenna to get better reception of our local ABC affiliate. One one TV we found no difference between this antenna and old rabbit ears. On another TV, we actually did better with rabbit ears. Product claims to be outdoor antenna, but the plastic would never hold up in freeze/thaw weather. The coaxial output is a joke, you can't stand the antenna up without screwing it into the top of your TV stand because the coax jack is on the bottom of the antenna and it simply falls over. We returned it and went back to rabbit ears. The real problem in many areas is that the station's signal is not good regardless of your antenna. Paid [$], it's worth $10-15 you just need a basic antenna.

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This thing outperformed two other flat style antenna's by 10 fold.

My wife was not open to the idea of bunny ears, so my option was a better looking antenna.

The RCA flat one picked up only 1 or 2 of the local networks.

I plugged this baby in and received all of them, plus some.

I decided to mount it outside on my balcony.

I raised it up a 3' pole and aimed the face towards the majority of the towers. Signal strength is acceptable on all 30+ miles from the towers.

The biggest thing, I was able to pull in a more distant CBS for blacked-out NFL games and also a distant Fox came in by spinning the antenna 90 degrees.

It was a bit overpriced, but hasn't had any problem with frost or rain seems durable if a little flimsy feeling.

I had to modify the mounting hardware as it didn't quite fit on my railing. Even with good signal strength, some channels pixelate and drop out, but they always come back after a couple seconds. This could have more to do with the signal itself than the antenna, but that is why I gave it 4 and not 5.

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I originally went to a big box store and bought a flat antenna from RCA that was middle-range priced. Absolutely would not work. No CBS, FOX or ABC. What's the point? So I immediately returned it and went to Radio Shack.

I can't do the rabbit ears cause I remember in the 70s when they were a joke and I simply can't bring myself to put them in my house 40 years later. This unit works well. Seems pretty strange the way the power supply has to be used but it got me 70 digital channels and it also said 4 analog which I don't quite understand. Anyway, it can go outside but right now it's in my kitchen attached to a small TV and it's doing just fine. Seemed a bit pricey but it works so who's complaining?

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Installed this on the side of my house, about 2 feet below the eave (single story house), ran 50' of coax ending in a 4 way splitter for all the rooms, ran coax back up to the master bedroom (around 30'). Great signal, picks up around 30 digital stations in the Denver area (I'm around 25 miles NE of where the towers are located). All in all, a pretty easy product to setup, works great for me so far. I can't comment on the durability, since I haven't had it long, but I'm thinking with the somewhat protected location, it should be okay.Well worth the cost at [$]

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Overall, this unit has outperformed everything else I've tried. I have DirecTV downstairs, but didn't want the expense of adding other receivers to upstairs rooms. This unit is mounted in the attic and provides good reception for all three upstairs televisions. All major network affiliates are coming in nicely. I'm even picking up a PBS station from another state. The cost was a tad on the high side, given the plastic construction and indoor-rated amplifier, but I'd still recommend it. I'm in a metro area. Not sure how it would do in a remote or rural location.

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I bought this for a family member that didn't have cable, he hooked it up, got a strong signal indoors, moved it to his deck and now get's seven stations clear and stong. They are very happy with this product and I'm glad I got it for them.

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Quality of over-the-air tv reception is a hard thing to quantify unless you run thorough tests using several different antennas under the same controlled conditions. That's impractical for most people. All I know is that this little antenna seems to perform about average for what I'd expect under these condtions - (bought a house that had used DirectTV, I wanted just PBS and a few other network stations, am in a rural area about 20 miles from trasmit towers, antenna is wall-mounted 6' off ground just outside window.) I'm sure a better picture could be attained with a larger, roof mounted unit, but this was a very affordable, easy install, keeps the roofline uncluttered, and has fairly good overall reception - (individual station strength and picture quality varies from poor to excellent). I'm fine with the unit and enjoy getting rid of my cable bill. Someone else who's used to a HD picture and wants every channel to come in very good or better, likely may not feel the same way.

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THIS GIVES A WEAK SIGNAL EVEN WITH THE AMPLIFIED BOOSTER.

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This antenna didn't pick up some of the stations the free rabbit ears sitting right beside it would receive.

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We bought this for a house that we only use two or three times a month. Staying there than often does not justify the cost of cable so after reading the other reviews, we tried this one. Indoors at the TV is no good. The higher, the better. I hooked into a coax cable going to a upstairs bedroom TV, stuck it in the window sill, and got almost 15 channels... Not bad for being 45 miles away from the station towers. This unit works best on a single TV with no splitters in the coax

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Waste of my money!!!

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This thing died in less than a year outside. It gave decent reception, but inconsistant. I'm 20-30 miles aways from the stations. Power adapter is cheap and not made for outdoors. Even with waterproofing, it still go wet and it died.
Would recommend for indoor use and if within 15 miles of stations. Friend has it and works great for him.

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I don't have a HDTV, and this antenna worked well with my converter box. I plugged it into the existing cable outlet on my living room wall (also the power booster), then spliced the existing cable line coming from my attic to the outside next to my balcony. The antenna mounted very easily to my balcony railing and has a low profile, which is important because of HOA restrictions. It looks flimsy, but it's doing the job (except when a plane flies overhead, then there is a slight interference).

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This product did not pull in a usable signal.

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I live 8-10 miles from the local stations' transmitters. I bought this prior to the DTV conversion hoping that it would work better as an indoor antenna for DTV compared to an amplified internal Radio Shack antenna that I had tried. Despite trying several locations in my house, it was also inadequate for indoor use.

However, this antenna can be used outdoors too, so I mounted it outside on the wall of the house that roughly faces the transmitters and it worked quite well. It is certainly much more attractive than the large, multi-element rooftop antennas that are being sold.

I have used it since the summer of 2008, so it has been through one winter here (in NY) with no problems. I recommend it as a good, outdoor antenna.

Some people's comments make references to 'Aiming' the antenna. It is not obvious how to do that. There are no markings on the antenna to indicate which direction should give the strongest signal. One would assume that you point the largest face toward the transmit tower, but that does not necessarily yield the best results based on my TV's signal strength meter. So, it may take a bit of trial and error to determine the best aiming. That seems to be true of all antennas.

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It's the best in its class of small HD antennas. You can put it anywhere. I get the best reception on the floor behind a dresser.

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Bad reception...for the price you can buy something waaaay better!

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[...]. I have several in door antennas, and this unit worked no better or worse then the rest (this unit is a bit pricy though).

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I work at a Radio Shack Franchise and I use this antenna with a converter box on our display tv. I do this so customers can see that both the converter box and antenna do indeed work. Not just work but work great together. I have the antenna right in front of our big window but it works better outside on a pole. Now I get a few customers who buy these two products and come back later because they can't get them to work. I won't say anything bad about them but you got to wonder about their level of education. Some of them put the antenna in a room with no windows or a corner of the room away from a window. Problem is that digital signals are weaker than analog and don't go threw walls. Second is that they point the antenna in the wrong direction and don't pick up the signal. They also don't put their tv on channel 3 or 4 and so can't get any channels. I could go on and on but what I'm trying to say is that this is a pretty good antenna, not the best, but it works.

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I'm only about 5 miles away from towers to receive ota high def. Had problems w/ local pbs, nbc and box affiliates since they switched to a vhf signal. Was using an rca antenna that I've had for about 3 years and worked great until the switch over. After that, lost those 3 stations. Bought this antenna as I'm in an apartment and would make good outdoor one as well. No need. Am able to pull in all local stations without any problems, even the pbs, nbc and fox channels I had issues with before. Seems like a pretty good antenna. I would recommend it. Seems a little on the cheap side, but it still works.

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I have this for the Southern California Area and I was able to pick up all the HD signals. Works great and looks great on the roof.

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Beware, this is overpriced junk!

I bought this antenna to replace a $8 non-powered cheapie unit in hopes that it would pull in the 4 or 5 stations I was unable to get. Alas, I had no such luck. In fact, I'm getting the same reception on the exact same channels as before.

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I would recommend this to someone I really disliked.

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Very poor reception -- I purchased a RCA digital antenna for half the price with much better reception

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Every time I adjust the antenna to improve reception for a particular channel, which must be done constantly, I lose reception on other channels. I can only receive a few local channels on the list of local channels that I am supposed to be able to get.

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I put it up on the tower for my wife's new digital TV set. I assumed it did better than my amplified 11 footer because her set has digital receiver. When I hooked to my TV with a digital converter box (Radio Shack). It outperforms that 11 footer. Time to buy a couple more and dump the 11 footer.

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this is a good antenna it picks up good.

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Excellent antenna - gives great reception.

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I'm pleased so far (3rd day) with this antenna from Radio Shack. I live at the bottom of a hill in San Francisco and I now receive much, much better reception since the switch to DTV here. I'm using it indoors in my apartment.

I can now get channels 2, 4, 5, 7 and 9 and many other stations where as with my prior antenna, I hardly received any channels and none of those I wanted. It's not perfect, but I can live with the results.

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I'm 25 miles from Chicago and this only brought in 4 digital channels. Not worth the bother unless you're a resident of a large metropolitan area.

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I mounted this on my boat and so far some stations come in faily well. With digital you either get them or you don't. Once in the open the antenna pulls in all the local stations. I think it was a tad bit over priced maybe by $10-15 but small amplified antenna are a bit harder to find. I say it is flimsy in the conns because the plastic does feel a bit flimsy and the mounting hardware is not stainless. External hardware should be stainless to prevent corrosion.

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Small and compact, slim line and blends well into interior/exterior. Does well in city area, however, does not do well in the suburban or distant areas as it suggest.

Recommend for city area, but not outlying areas.

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Worked the best of all I tried - and I tried them all. Mounted on ceiling in den - picture on TV is now excellent

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This antenna worked much better after I moved the curling iron & blow dryer from the extension cord that was shared with the antenna.

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I bought one of these at the local RS (on Atlantic & San Antonio - Nice Manager!) & hooked it up to my old TV & cable box. If I happen to sit it in the right spot I can get certain channels, if not forget it. The $17 antenna my brother bought (at a major discount store[...] works just as good or better[...]

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I bought one about 2 years ago so I can watch local broadcast channels in HD. Prior to June 12, 2009, having the antenna next to the TV in the first floor of my house was enough to get all the local broadcast HD channels. After June 12, 2009, a couple of the local stations switched from UHF to VHF, and I could no longer get those two stations' signals. I simply relocated the antenna to a second floor bedroom, and voila, I get all local channels again!! I did not have to run wires. I simply plugged my TV into a nearby cable TV wall outlet in the first floor; plugged the antenna into another cable TV wall outlet inside a second floor bedroom; connected the two cables from the two rooms in the cable junction box outside my house, and everything worked like a charm!

I'm so pleased I bought another one for the TV in the home office, and another one for my parents' TV.

My house is about 20-30 miles from all the stations, and all of them are generally coming from the same direction.

Highly recommended for sure!!!

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This is the best indoor antenna on earth. Box includes all the cable you need. Mount anywhere by using easy-attaching clamp. Not sure of antenna range but I have it mounted inside the house, 25 feet from window and pick up 14 channels.

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purchased unit to see if I could get away with getting a small and less expensive unit before I went through trouble of getting a bigger one. I was floored by it's performance. My regular 'bunny ears' provided me with four channels on a good day. I now have 31. All for the price of two months of cable... Only drawback is the antenna mount must be screwed down. can't just set it up on a table or such.

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I had the 15-1892 antenna and it was working great for all available digital channels. Sadly, after the Big Switch NBC (WMC-5) and FOX (WHBQ-13) switched to their old analog towers which have a VHF signal and are distinctly poorer than their pre-Switch UHF towers and signals.

So I had to get a better antenna and put it higher up according to the website TVFool. So I mounted this white antenna, 15-2186, as you see in the first picture. It picked up 13 fine but 5 was still a little choppy so the next day I went up to do some adjusting and serendipitously found a sweet spot in my attic. This happened when I removed the antenna from the mount and laid it on a duct so I could unscrew the mount from the 2x4. When this happened my girlfriend told me the reception was excellent. I come down to check the other channels... not only are they all working but we're picking up 36.3, .4, & .6 which according to TVFool is Alabama Public Television!

Look at that second photo!

If true, it's odd that WFIQ comes in perfect when the tower is 119 miles away whereas WBBJ in Jackson, TN can't be recognized but it's only 67 miles away.

Consider me satisfied!

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I AM 20 MILES FROM THREE STATIONS AND WILL NOT PULL ONE STATION DIGITAL SIGNAL 1S AVERAGE 35 NOT CLOSE TO A STRONG SIGNAL. ALSO THE RUBBER ADAPTER FOR MOUNT IS A POOR SET UP.

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I was excited when it brought in 40 digital and 2 analog channels. But then when I looked at what was missing, it was not a fit for me. The NBC channel is RED VHF, all the rest were UHF. The specs did not mention uhf or vhf capibilities. All the towers are 35 to 42 miles and it got them all (except the only VHF tower). Too bad.

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Purchased this antenna as a stop gap measure until I could get around to a proper outdoor antenna set up. This antenna is best mounted outdoors; if placed indoors it will be "OK" but no better than any other amplified indoor antenna. You also need to pay attention to what channels your stations are broadcasting on. For UHF it's not that bad really, it will pull stations from a good distance. If your stations of interest are on VHF, then pick another antenna because this antenna will be useless unless you're practically sitting underneath it.

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After installation I received many more UHF channels(above 14), but very bad and no reception for VHF (2-13), no matter where I put it. Ears that came with TV work at least as well. Store says that after all networks go full power, this will be the antenna to get. Even after June 12, the changeover is still incomplete, so I am not sure what to do.

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This product works perfectly when used in the right scenario. What most users don't realize is that this is not designed for areas of strong reception, it is designed to grasp signals 30+ miles away. I do not recomend this antenna for users that are closer to transmitter towers because it is overkill but for users in more desolate areas it will work rather well.

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I was using rabbit ears and getting moderate reception. No matter the source ABC has always come in with a strong signal. With this antenna there is no signal. In fact the only channels that have a signal with this are the foreign language stations. I am returning this today.

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I bought this antenna because it seemed like the easiest one to install myself on the roof. Indeed it was easy to install, is nice looking, and is quite small. The problem is that it doesn't pick up VHF stations well at all. I live in Chicago, so all the transmissions are in one direction (on top of a few skyscrapers downtown), the terrain is perfectly flat, and I'm less than 10 miles away. I do not, however, have line of sight. Still, you'd think the other factors would be enough to get great reception. The fact is, many antennas (particularly ones claiming to be "HDTV") are really best suited for UHF only. Take note if you have any stations in your area broadcast on VHF frequencies.

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I use this antenna with a digital converter. I have the antenna mounted on a pole lamp 25 feet from the closest window. Excellent reception and I pick up 9 channels. Great indoor antenna. Must be terrific outdoor antenna . . .

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OMG a joke.

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I bought this antenna about a year ago and it works great. I am about 60 miles from the tv stations I am pulling in. I also live in a hilly area which usually causes problems with reception. I have to say I used to work at RadioShack and I took home every antenna they had and tried them out and this was by far the best. People who are giving this bad reviews either have a defective unit or they are using it wrong. This is not a short range antenna. If you live within 20 miles of the station don't use this antenna. I saw that people were using this thing from 6 miles and less and this is not the antenna for them. This will draw too much signal in those situations. The other great feature about this unit is that it is extremely small and is easy to not even notice its in your living room. I had to try a bunch of places to find the best spot in my house for reception. For me it worked best mounted in the highest part of a window that was closest to the city I am drawing my stations from. I pick up like 12 out of 14 stations and sometimes they even come in at night. I live in an apartment so I cannot have an outdoor antenna if this is the situation for you or do not want to put up a huge bulky outdoor antenna then this is what you need.

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I have the antenna set up inside my house and use it to get local digital TV signals. It has better reception than the Phillips boosted antenna I was using. The only drawback is that it is a directional antenna (knew that when I ordered it) and it needs slight adjustments to get some channels. My local station transmitters are in about a 180 deg arc from my house. OK for me but if is not close by the TV it could be a problem

I have only had the antenna for two weeks but am satisfied with the product so far.

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Our antenna worked great for six months. Now that the three month warranty is over we lost one channel at a time. We started with over ten digital now down to three.This is not a reliable product

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HD signal lost on several occassions even though I am only less than 15 miles from the station.

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We are line of site with TV towers, just a couple of air miles direct, and still the reception is disappointing. We have to mess with it constantly. A couple of stations are fine, a few are awful.

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The proof is in the pudding, they say. This antenna doesn't do what an antenna is supposed to do - bring in strong signals. It is absolutely worthless no matter how or where you install it. I bought it for outdoor use. I also tried it indoors. Terrible in both places, and I live within 10 miles of many of the broadcast towerts!

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Not one channel!

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Great reception for such a small unit. Mount as high as possible for best picture.

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I had this unit in my attic for 3 months and it worked ok. The UHF stations came in very good but the VHF stations were sporadic in reception. After 3 months it dropped all but 2 stations. I mounted it outside on the gable of the house but could only still receive the 2 stations I had in the attic. Then 1 week later, both of those stations dropped out and now I have a [$] paper weight on the gable end of my house.

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I hooked this to my VIP612DVR dishnetwork reciever.To recieve my local channels.I simply placed it on a shelf on my second floor home.Then ran coax to my main set on the first floor.I was amazed after letting the reciever scan.I get all the Chicago channels from 70 miles away.With a 80+ signal reading.I waited 3months to write this to make sure it continued.Why would I need a big antenna when this little one works perfect?

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After mounting this unit on the roof and running cable I found that I had bought a piece of junk for [$]. No matter where I aimed the antenna the best signal I could get was 54. my rabbit ears antenna got me in the 60s range and I only paid $10 bucks for them at Dollar general.and the really sad part is I live about 6 miles from town. so I am a bit upset that radio shack will let you buy this junk and let a person go through the intallation to only find out they have been had!

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I cannot get channel 8.1 on this. I live in a very urban area and mounted the antenna in 3 different locations (2 outdoor and 1 indoor). It will NOT receive all channels that are less than 15 miles away.
The house next to me is quite close, but it should work regardless, especially for being in the upper price range for this type of antenna.

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When I bought my AOC 26" LCD HDTV from Radioshack a few days ago, I didn't get the clear HD picture that I saw at the store display. I thought perhaps it's because we only have a basic cable service. So I started to look for an HDTV antenna, and I saw this one. I specifically pick this antenna because it looks so convenient, no rabbbit ears to extend and rotate. And the other thing that I liked about it is you can install it outdoor too.While I was on the road on my way back home from Radioshack, and while I was on a red light stop, I pulled the antenna out of the plastic bag and started reading on the box. A guy in the car to my left probably saw me with the antenna and he rolled down his window and told me that what I got was really good. And he was right.I set up the antenna as soon as I got home, and was really surprise with the strong reception. I got 13 analog channels and 23 digital and HD channels. Picture quality is superb with digital and HD channels. Way much better than cable. And the antenna is just inside my room. What more if I install it outside. I could probably get all the channels. This small piece of equipment is just simply superb and amazing. If you have an HDTV and you just have a basic cable subscription, you should get this antenna, you won't be disappointed.

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What were you thinking?
Absolutley a waste of money!
I am 45 miles from antennas to the north and south!
Nothing,nada, "o"
I guess i need a real antenna!!!

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Looked like just the answer for the upcoming switch, but did not perform well at all. Antenna Web web site matched all the channels and freq's I wanted, but not enough power.

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The swivel on the base is not made of very sturdy construction and comes apart far too easily. Otherwise, good construction quality. Reception is excellent for UHF if you are within 25 miles and good if you are within 40 miles of the transmitter. Trying to get a VHF station from more than 20 miles is a crapshoot, even when aligned perfectly. For some things, size does matter and VHF signals are one of those.

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When I bought this antenna at a US town close to Canada-US border, I was worried that it might not survive the Canadian climate, which is extremly cold in the winter. Moreover, if it did not work I would have trouble returning it. But, I like the elegance of this device.

My TV is in the basement and the signal is expectedly weak. Therefore, I place it in the shed outside of the house. It works surprisingly well. It survives the harsh cold winter in Canada. It did not take me long to find a location. It works even in the basement, although I could not receive too many stations for the obvious reason.

But, when I visited St. Petersburg, FL, this antenna did not work well there. It appears that the signals in St. Pete are weak. I brought that antenna home for a second TV in my living room. It works perfectly. I love it.

I then bring it to my sister home in another city. It works well there. She is asking me to buy one for her on my next opportunity to US.

Now I have 2 of this antenna. One for my basement and one for my living room.

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I bought this antenna after making my own DTV antenna. I am not a novice when it comes to antenna design/construction, and this antenna worked as well as my own antenna design, but is slightly more directionally sensitive than the one I built. The advantage to this antenna is it has a built in RF amplifier which can make up for signal loss in longer coax runs or splitters, and it is already built for outdoor use. The antenna costs only slightly more than an external antenna amplifier, which I would have needed for my longer coax run anyway. You can't beat the price, even if you can build your own. Easy mounting and NO problems with the HOA are also a plus.

I am some 40 miles from the multi-channel DTV transmitter location in my area and am just behind the crest of a hill. This should be a very difficult place to recieve signal, but this antenna recieves every DTV station available. Note that you must use the amplifier and you must directionally tune (point) the antenna to the source. This may include tilting the antenna as well as rotating it on its mounting.

One other note; the antenna did not perform well at pulling in any of the remaining analog TV signals in my area. This fact doesn't matter as there will no longer be ANY analog TV in just a couple of months. My guess is that most of the earlier reviews concerning poor reception with this unit were probably based on pulling in analog signals.

Take it from a successful antenna designer/builder, this antenna works well for digital TV as long as you take the time to set it up and tune (point) it properly. However, if you are a long way from the DTV source you will still want the log-periodic (old style multi-elemnt) type of antenna.

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I honestly thought this would do the trick for our setup. Our breakroom is pre-wired, but we are not allowed to have an antenna on the roof of our 3-story building. I scouted around and found the cable runs up to the third floor electrical room, so I moved the rabbit ears to the third floor. Not bad, considering I'm also running a 20 dB amplifier at the TV and getting 8 stations. The rabbit ears were falling apart, so I bought this little jewel thinking the "HD" would help in getting all of the digital channels... Boy, was I wrong! I moved the amplifier up to the third floor, put it in line with this new antenna and mounted it in the window facing the transmission towers of the local stations (22 miles as the crow flies... You can SEE the towers!!!). The package shows a nice little stand for the antenna... not included!!! Using velcro to mount the antenna on a window frame with noting in the way of receiving signals I now get 4 stations!!! WOW!!! I now get half the stations I did with rabbit ears!!! I'm impressed!!!

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It works great, but when stations switched to digital the antenna didn't revice any stations at all!!!!

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Used in three year old house with tech shield a UV barrier. I receive all channels except PBS digital because their using low power 8.4kw. I live 50 miles away from towers and I have to say that this antenna works.

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Since I got the converter box, the reception on the powered rabbit ears was spotty. I couldn't use a large antenna since I have a condo, so I tried this antenna. I put it in the window of my bedroom, and linked it up to 3 sets through coax cable. I now get 14 channels, all clear as a bell, even though the Toledo antenna farm is 42-45 miles away.

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I had this unit mounted just outside my office window for a little over a year and it suddenly stopped working one day. I discovered that it had filled with rain water which corroded its insides and corroded/rusted the inside of the RF cable all the way back into the office to the power module and shorted out! The wire had 'dissolved' inside the shielding! Great picture and reception at first but it is not a good outdoor antenna whatsoever--keep it inside!

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The twelve year old in charge at our local radio shack recommended this one over a higher range more expensive unit that might actually have worked. My advice to radio shack is to have people who work there that are actually informed about their products. I live in foothills 72 miles from the nearest transformer. This will not work.

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tried to use it for major NYC tv station reception

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I purchased 2 of these units to get ready for DTV, neither one picks up all channels. When it gets a good signal it is really great, otherwie a load of snow.
this unit still works better than 6 others that I tried from different stores.
Thanks Congress

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We have this antenna mounted INSIDE by the window at the Collierville, TN RadioShack.

We pick up every channel (there are 20) perfectly! NBC (and its weather channel), ABC, PBS (WKNO-HD and WKNO Create), FOX, CBS (and its weather channel), UPN, RTN, This TV, 5 channels of TBN (religious), and 4 channels of the ION network.

This is a great deal. You get the antenna, a mount, all the parts to install it (minus drill and screwdriver), 25 feet of coaxial cable, an amplifier, etc.

FYI, according to the website AntennaWeb the closest tower is 4 miles away (TBN) while the furthest away is 16.7 miles away (WPTY, UPN, and RTN).

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I had tried several of the competitions antenna products as well as the "rabbit ears" that came with the TV, but I would only captures a handful of stations. I saw the HDTV antenna in an ad and ordered one for the TV that keep in the garage, and I was VERY happy with how easily it went up and how many stations it pulled in before I had even adjusted it. I bought another for my office and I am just as happy with this one.

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The antenna worked moderately well for most channels, but after about one month, it ceased to work at all. I have returned it to the store.

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We live in a hilly wooded area for 40 years. There is one channel that we have never been able to get reception worth watching. We have had several brand new expensive rooftop antennas that could not bring in a decent picture. We have Dish but they recently lost their contract with this channel.
When I saw this small thing, I thought there was no way it would bring in a decent signal. Surprise! We mounted this antenna on the side of the house close to the living room. We also have a splitter that goes to a bedroom at the opposite end of the house and still get good reception.
My daughter who lives in the same area couldn't get reception with a rooftop antenna either. They put one of these in their living room and get great reception. Now all my neighbors want one. Our local Radio Shack ran out of these antennas because we recommended it to so many people!

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First let me say I have satelite so if I want local networks I have to pay for them. Now with that said here is my story. Back in November 2008, I bought a HD TV and I purchased a cheap HD Philips antenna to go with it. The antenna worked alright but it always cut in and out. So I did my research and tried many antennas but always had to return them due to the fact they cut in and out too much. Then I bought this radio shack indoor/outdoor antenna. I mounted it in my attic and it works superb. I now have strong signal quality, and I pick up 11 channels ( 8 HD channels and 3 analog channels). I am picking up station from 30 up to 50 miles away with good picture quality. So if you want an easy antenna to setup and do not want to put it on your roof then get this one. I am so pleased I will be saving $6 each month on my satelite bill.

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It was good for FM, high VHF channels (7-13) and UHF channels (14+). It did not receive channel 2. I would recommend it if your TV market does not include anyone broadcasting on channels 2-6.

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I purchased the antenna to hook to a new Toshiba Digital TV. Initially I could not get the TV to pickup any digital channels, it was 'scanning cable'. Analog channel reception was poor to non-existent. When I finally figured out that the TV could scan by 'air' it found both Digital and Analog signals. I erased the analog channels and got excellent reception from the nearby local digital channels. This household view local channels for news/weather and PBS.

The antenna is temporarily perched on a window sill in a 2nd floor bedroom. It tips over easy, so a previous comment about securing it to a block of wood (or some other stand) is a good suggestion. I have not figured out a permanent location.

Conclusion: If you are not getting ANY reception, review your TV manual to determine if your TV has more than one programming-scan feature. As a quick test you could use the TV remote to enter a digital channel, [ example 2-1 (2 dash 1) ]

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I bought this antenna and i was going to originally mount it on my roof and run the wire to the "tv box" outside my house and connect it to a splitter to feed all the rooms in my house but i realized that i get good reception with the antenna in the garage on top of my cabinet. I ran the wire to the "tv box" outside the house and connected all the coaxials to a splitter with this antenna and now i have hdtv in all the rooms in my house while my antenna is in the garage. This antenna is pretty strong because i live 50 miles from the tv towers and i get around 20 something channels. The only bad thing is that you kind of have to find the "sweet spot" when aiming because if you move it even 1 inch it could throw off some channels so you kind of have to play with it to get all the channels to come in at once. My family couldn't believe that i get all my channels for free and they were amazed on how great NFL football games look on my hdtv. Now my bro in laws are going to get one too!

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At Hawai'i the digital conversion is occuring as of January 15, 2009. I tried numberous antennas (indoor, outdoor rooftop), signal amplifiers, etc., nothing was working properly, signals are being broadcasted from multiple directions, 128,129,211,214,218,etc.. Frustrated, on 01142009, I bought one DA-5200, using RG-6 Cables (not the supplied RG-59), and mounted to the edge of the roof, single story house. Did not need the other things I bought to mast mount. I put this outside because according to webantenna.org you lose 50% capability if you mount the antenna indoors or in an attic, this is true as the antenna in the attic is currently useless. The DA-5200 is great, 18 out of 18 stations, all green signal strength (80 to 100 %) on RadioShack DTV Converter Box at an average of 17 miles, with higher buildings in between. Impressed on 01152009 bought a second DA-5200 for the bedroom, four screws and running RG-6 and I was done. Same results as the first. I do recommend that you purchase a Lensatic Compass to intially sight the antenna based on webantenna.org. degrees. Tools used phillips head screwdriver, electric drill (drill holes edge of roof to mount), silicone sealant/adhesive (100% seal connectors after connected), RG-6 cables, weather boots (covers connectors), cable staples (hammer), very tall ladder, lensatic compass. Good luck, mine is working great. Guess we at Hawai'i were the test.

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Without any setup other than plugging it in I get reception from up to 64 miles away. I have it sitting on top of a cabinet indoors and I get about 23 digital channels. So far it works better than advertised (certainly better than a lot of the reviews suggested).

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I was not impressed with the reception this [$] dollar antennae. I have a 15 dollar set of rabitt ear style antennaes that pick up just as well. Radio shack was awesome about returning it.may have to get one of the high dollar directionals.

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A friend bought 2 of these antennas so he wouldn't have to install an outdoor rig. One for each TV. As with any antenna, the distance from the broadcast transmitter is major important! This antenna worked very well at a distance of about 25-30 miles from the transmitter. This is the outer edge of local range. Beyond that I would start looking at other, larger,"Fringe" antennas, mounted in the attic or outdoors. We found it best to mount this antenna on a shelf or to the wall as close to the ceiling as possible. As with any antenna - the higher, the better. And as close to the TV as possible. Keep the lead to the TV as short as possible. I would not recommend this antenna for use with more than 1 TV. If you are not going to permanently mount it, get a 4x4 inch piece of wood and screw the antenna mount to that for a solid base.

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Before you buy this, try the $2.99 bowtie antenna. I'm 20 miles from my local transmitters and I get 10-30% better signal strength with the bowtie. Radio Shack should be ashamed of this piece of junk. And note that the powered in-line part is not an amplifier, but a power inserter that sends power to antenna, so that isn't even useful for anything on its own.

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[...] Rabbit ears worked better for us. Complete waste of money.

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I initially was disappointed in the antenna because it didn't pick up hardly any stations. I read through the manual carefully, but it wasn't all that helpful once the antenna was hooked up. After a bit of frustration I used the auto-tune function on the TV and voila HD broadcasts all over the place. So if you're having trouble with the signal, try auto-tuning your TV. Very happy with it now.

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Purchased this antenna to be able to pick up the new HD signal. Installed in my attic and after a couple adjustments I am picking up all the signals listed on Antennaweb from 3 different directions all between 50 and 65 miles away!

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Installed this product in my grandparents house and it works great. They live about 31 miles from the tower and it works like a champ. They are SE of Des Moines, IA It is flimsy, but I installed it under an eve and it does great.

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I set this up for a family member in the Chicago suburbs. Great UHF reception with occasional drop-out channels, but small, attractive and easy to mount indoors. Obviously, no VHF reception is possible, but maybe one can splice in rabbit ears later.

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Can't even pick up signals an unamplified set of rabbit ears can. This is an expensive piece of junk. Shame on you for selling this for so much. Not even worth [$]

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This antenna did not do the job for me. I tried it in my attic and in my den, and it did not pick up signals very good for local channels. I have a lot of trees to the south, but tv stations are mostly to the north. It worked no better than a cheap antenna from the dollar store. Very poor on digital signals.

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I live in north east vermont and it did not pick up anything at all.

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Even after reading other reviews about this antenna I was skeptical. I live in a tight area, with a LOT of RF interference nearby. After trying several other more expensive antennas with mediocre results (picture drift in the wind, not enough signal) I figured Id try this one. I get a total of 15 stations in the RI area with it all with enough signal to come in even in a raging snowstorm! I mounted it outside on a mast just below the peak of my roof on a three story house. I had to play with it a bit but finally got it aimed for the best signal. (I actually ended up getting the best signal with the back of the antenna pointed towards the house!) Now the tricky part. IT was doing great hooked up to one TV for installation and testing but we have 4 tv's in our house! I used the existing cable in the walls with a high quality splitter. I used the included amp before the splitter and it was still pretty good. When I went to tie the cable coming in to the house it wasnt quite long enough so I made a new one with RG6 quad and found even more signal stregnth after. (The shielding on the RG59 they supply with it it not that great). So throw away the cable that comes with it and use quality cable! All 4 sets have a great picture and show good signal stregnth. GREAT ANTENNA! The hardware included is flimsy and one of the U bolts had bad threads but the guy at Rad Shack gave me a better set to replace the bad ones.

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I hooked it up along with a dtv converter box christmas day. Getting excellant picture on all stations in Columbia, SC at 30 miles north from towers. I plan to split the signal to a back room tv. I don't know how that will work out.

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I attached the antenna and amplifier in minutes and just placed the antenna in the room next to the TV set with no particular care in direction pointing. It picked up all local area digital channels with no breakup. I had been experiencing break-up and had to directionally adjust my mast mounted (20' high)Terk large directional VHF/UHF/FM antenna. Ch 7, 9, 13, 16, 28, & 34 digital signals located at compass headings of 112, 146, 147 & 337 degrees in a 25 mile radius came in with no break-up (except the occasional aircraft take-off from Eugene Airport) with a single anntenna location.

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Picked this baby up since Dish does not have all the local channels in HD which are NBC, KMYS 35 and PBS in San Antonio, TX.

So, gotta day, as soon as I plugged this in the living room, I had good signals and managed to get everything except the local PBS HD. Until today, I had it dangling in the living room.

I've had this antenna for almost a month and today I finally installed it outside on the roof. Now I get all the PBS stations in San Antonio operating on VHF, channel 9.

Soon, KSAT, the local ABC station will also move off it's UHF and broadcast on VHF, so this little wonder will pick that up too. Read many posts that assumed it will not pick up VHF, well it does (advertised as VHF/UHF), and we're a good 25 miles away from the transmitters. I've noticed, it's rather directional, so adjusting it a few degrees here and there makes all the difference. I also have it installed horizontally rather than vertical.

A great buy. Yes, an HDTV antenna is really just an antenna. The amplifier supplied increases overall strength considerably, and since I'm so far away from the transmitters, really makes the difference.

Happy now I can watch the Spurs play in HD....and yes, my wife thinks I'm a nerd.

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I really like this antenna. It mounted to the side of my rental house easily. I used existing coaxial cable as previous tenants had a satellite dish installed- it worked perfectly. It only took me about 5 minutes to set-up as I didn't have to string the cable. The best part- the number of stations is triple what I got with the rabbit ears and I don't have to worry about the antenna being in the way. (I have very limited space)

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I hid this antenna up in my drapes just above my TV, got strong signal on all DTV stations available for my area. Do watch tightening down the cables on the antenna and amp, as mentioned in previous posts. Once its set, you just forget about it. I have this connected to my Dish VipDVR722 reciever, and works great. Highly recommend it.

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I was surprised at the quality and #(9)of stations that I was able to rec. with this antenna.
I live in a tough spot to get channels and I am satisfied with this product.There may be other channels available, but that would involve a rooftop setup and extra expense.

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I receive over 35 digital channels with this most impressive antenna. The picture quality is better than Cable Co. HD picture. Most channels I receive are within 25 miles of my house. I have it mounted on a stockaded wood fence only 5 ft off the ground with my neighbor's 2 story house blocking it!

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My wife and I watch TV so seldom that we dropped cable. I had to get a digital converter from RS and while I was there I figured I would grab an HD antenna for our living room HDTV which we only use to play the Wii on. I figured I may as well enjoy Heros, Lost, and the Office in HD for free.
The setup at first threw me. I blamed the antenna at first but later my wife found that I was setting up the TV portion wrong. We have 70% reception in the living room with the antenna sitting on the shelf. I attached it to the cable in the addic that goes to that TV, mounted it high in teh addic, and now get 80 to 85%. We live in the KINDDA country. The city is about 20 miles away, we have many trees and houses all around us. And ABC is about 40 miles away. But we get them clearly. I snubbed my nose at Radio Shack products in the past, but this one impressed me. If I installed it outside I am sure I would hit the 90% range

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My needs were simple. No direct line of sight to tower but within 20 miles. This system was easy to install. I installed it outside on a wall in about 20 minutes. I routed the coax into my main cable feed and distributed it that way. I have all the local channels in HD at about 85-90 signal strength. Good product.

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I bought this antenna to get ready for the hdtv conversion in feb. I was afraid that I'd have to resort to a high price satelitte service if it didn't work. I got about 7 channels with the antenna in the house. Once I put this antenna outside, I got so many more channels (17-not including the duplicate channels) than I did with the regular rabbit ears. It is so much better than I ever could have expected; I get channels that I never new existed before. (There is only one channel 'CW' that we cannot get that's available in the area.) What a relief that I don't have to add another bill to my abundant collection!!! I also like the fact that it blends in with the house and is not unsightly. Note: we do live on a hillside and not in a valley.

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Great reception, installed with DTV Convertor Box and receive 10 Digital TV Stations @ 90%+ Signal. Distance of 20 to 25 miles from TV Transmitters. Installed on deck railing no problems with reception!

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Have yet to get it to work in a very interference-ridden area 20 miles west of NYC. Will try it elsewhere.

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Like everyone else I was sick of paying high prices for cable that I didn't even watch that much. After some research, antenna web said I needed a medium to large directional antenna. I visited my local RS, where the salesman assured me this antenna would fit my needs, despite what antenna web said... he was right. I live in suburban Northern Virginia, 30 miles west of Washington and using this antenna (with the included pre-amp), I can pick up all of the local stations with 90+% signal strength. My ultimate plan was to put this in the attic of a 3 story town home, but at this point I could just leave it in the upstairs bedroom it is now in as the reception in perfect.

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this thing is the best, way better than local cable, picks up stations from miles around. gives a crystal clear picture. not even noticed mounted in the eave of my house.

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I knew I had to buy an antenna before next February but I did not want to buy one that was huge, ugly and looked like a clothes hanger. This one is the size of your hand and as soon as I hooked it up I got all channels crystal clear. It is amazing that this works as well as my friends expensive, huge, ugly antenna.

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The antenna worked great and was easy to orient with respect to the transmitter. Signal strength was more than adequate for stable digital reception. We mounted it out of sight in the garage.

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I purchased this antenna after having a Dish satellite installed, and found out I couldn't get my local networks in HD. This works like a charm and attaching it to my Dish DVR box I can also record my locals in HD!

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Bought this for my HD tv and had tried several other indoor antennas. The other antennas drove my wife and I mad because the station would go in and out and made tv unwatchable. I picked up this one at RS just to give it a try. First, I tried to install it inside, but that was not any good. Then, I decide to try it in the attic. Viola! Now, we enjoy our local channels in crisp, clear HD and only get the occasional hiccup (usually because of bad weather). So, if you buy this, install it in your attic or high on your roof!

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My TV worked better with rabbit ears that with this antenna. Cannot wait to return it to the store.

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I ran a line to my attic that my rabbit ears were connected to and replaced them with this item which comes with a amplifier. I tried every combination with and without amplifier with new antenna and with my rabbit ears. It came down that using my rabbit ears without this antenna and amplifier gave me 10 to 80 percent more reception. This item is a joke. Please don't waste you time.

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Went from 9 channels with my rabbit ears to 19. Mounted it to the side of my house.

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Only 30 miles,Only as good as Bunny ears ..
J.M.gs Tx.

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I, like many other people I know are tiring of the high price of cable and satellite television. In today's economy of high gas prices and high prices on everything else, the solution is a device like this one. We (my family and I) were paying around [$]per month and that wasn't even for the "best" package. Anyway, we cancelled our cable tv and found we could only get a snowy picture on our 32" hdtv. That's where this product comes in.A word of warning, don't expect to install this antenna at ground level directly to your television and get all kinds of stations. I read the reviews of others and followed their advice. You have to get this antenna as high as possible. The higher you get it, the better chance of more channels received. Ideally outside, I think, but that is not necessary (ours is in the attic of our house).We live in Sheboygan, WI. I found that as I kept getting higher in the house I was getting more and more stations coming in. Main floor, 0 channels. Second floor 10 digital and 4 analog channels. Attic, 26 digital 17 analog. Let me clarify, buy this antenna for the digital stations. The analog stations are terrible. Don't buy this antenna for the analog stations, buy it for your hdtv and do what I did, unplug the cable company! Analog is going away soon anyway, right?Good Luck And GO PACK GO,The Lemke Family

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Don't buy it. It was worse than using our old rabbit ears.

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The antenna looks great and can go anywhere easily. Beware though that it is very directional, a little twist will make a big difference to reception. If you don't get good signals on some channels twist the unit a few degrees and they will probably get better. This was very surprising to me. Otherwise it is a good deal.

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-Needed an HD antenna to use indoors for apartment
- ZIP code 90069
- Easy Set Up
- Getting all HD local channels after first scan
- Slight adjustment of antenna placement provided better signal
- TV has built in HD Tuner
- Channels clear and crisp

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easy to install..... easy to tune.....

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THis is the fourth antenna I've tried and it was the ONLY one which I plugged in, did a channel search on my digital converter box and found EVERY major channel I had under the analogue system (analogue with a cheap rabbit ears). This antenna was A HUGE improvement as none of the other 3 antennas I tried with my converter box could pick up even the best of regular analogue receptive channels- even ABC. My first antenna was my original rabbit ears that worked just fine for analogue tv, but for digital could only receive about 1/2 my regular channels-including 1/2 the major networks, while picking up many minor digital channels of no interest. Next, I tried a supposedly *strong* set of rabit ears from a RadioShck cmpetitor which the sales guy highly rec'd -it fared as well as my old pair, no good. Then I went out & bought 2 from RadioSchack (RS). The RS Indoor Tv Antenna (vhf/uhf/hd/fm), similar to the *strong* rabit ears still eliminated nearly 1/2 major channels, but was slightly better than the other 2 I had tried. Rabbit ears made me feel as if I had some control over the reception, I could move the antenna parts to pick up more or less, but it was frustrating ineffective, much of the time, in whether I could pick up all channels, and nothing like the way they work with analogue. This antenna does not have a lot of detailed "fine tuning" options, but it does have a long cord meaning you can simply move it around if you need to try for better reception. Luckily that was not an issue for me, no need for more fine tuning was necessary. The fourth try was a charm in my case. Buy this one first, save the headache.

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Bought this antenna after returning an indoor amplified antenna(Model 15-1878) that picked up NO digital signals. I live in Portland,ME and could always pick up all analog channels with rabbit ears-though reception on some wasn't the best. I am using this antenna for a small supplemental TV-Set up was very easy-did not even need to put it on outside or in attic--and now pick up all local digital broadcasts-13 channels.

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I have had this in a camper for over a year and don`t get reception anywhere we have been. We have amplified rabbit ears on our home TV and it is far superior to this.

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[...] I live about 35 miles west of Chicago. I mounted this about 10 ft off the ground and signal was ok, once I plugged in the little amplifier I have awesome signals on all channels except CBS (which is known to be weak here until the Feb '09 switch).This product is what it is, do you take a corvette offroading?

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I live at the base of hill and can get no analog tv. In desperation to watch the olympics, I purchased this antenna. On the ground floor, nothing. Out the second floor window, bingo lots of stations. I get the ladder out and mount it on the roof pointing @ 225' (towards DC, I'm in Baltimore, got the compass heading from antennaweb) and I'm pulling in nbc channel 4, 28 miles away (among other DC and Balt. stations). My 20 year old Sony never looked so good. Olympics, here we come!

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save your money, and buy a better unit

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It was either buy this product for [$], or buy the "fishbone" metal antenna for $130, so I thought I'd be cheap and see what happened. After spending half an hour in the hot attic, and another half an hour tapped into the cable outside, I could only get 3 out of 7 local stations to come up. This was so frustrating, because I just got a new HDTV and was excited about watching crystal clear broadcasts. Now I am forced to resort to the bedroom tv and an old set of bunny ears (which, by the way, give a heck of a lot better reception than this product!) Taking this piece of junk back to the store as soon as I can. Don't waste your money (on gas), cause you'll be taking it back as well!

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the thing doesn't work. That's all there is to it.

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I installed 3 of these with digital tv's and it workes well. When compaired to other indoor antenna on analog tv was not superior at all. So I would not suggest with digital tv only.

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Terrible product - only if you live really near the broadcast tower. At least it's easy to setup and can be portable - if you've got portable equipment this might be OK. Otherwise, don't waste your money. Buy something that works.

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After reading numerous positive reviews of this antenna, and hearing the enthusiastic endorsement of the Radio Shack clerk, I was astounded to find that reception with this antenna is absolutely identical to reception with NO antenna at all hooked up!
We live only 20 miles from the Sear's Tower. Analog reception with a large attic mounted antenna has always been fine. With Radio Shack's digital converter box half the stations are unwatchable. I hoped this amplified antenna would save me from having to shell out a fortune for cable or satellite. But an identical experience could be gained by not even hooking up an antenna, and flushing your fifty-five bucks down the sewer.

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I had this piece of junk for a very short time and had to take it back and get my money back. It had very poor reception. The best it could do was a very poor picture whereas the antenna that I designed and assembled myself with no amplifier does a better job. I live in the suburbs so we are fairly close to the TV stations. Don’t waste your time on this one.

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I had this piece of junk for a very short time and had to take it back and get my money back. It had very poor reception. The best it could do was a very poor picture whereas the antenna that I designed and assembled myself with no amplifier does a better job. I live in the suburbs so we are fairly close to the TV stations. Don’t waste your time on this one.Also used it on dtv box and got dB output.

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We are using the antenna on a camper in the hills of south eastern Ohio. We were getting one station with our camper antenna with poor reception. I bought this antenna along with a digital converter box. I attached the antenna to a piece of 1 inch diameter pvc pipe and attached the pipe to our original antenna using panduits. We are now getting 18 crystal clear channels in the middle of no where including all the major networks plus many PBS stations. I did find that the amplifier has to be used in line with the incoming coax cable and the amplifier has to be plugged in to get any decent signal. When plugged in, the signal is amazing. We were the only camper in the campground getting good over the air television signals until we told others about this product and they have bought the same antenna.

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I tried a few indoor antennas and had problems with digital reception. We would get the channel, but interference would cause the picture to break up way too often. I bought this antenna just to try it. First, I hooked it up inside (no better than the other ones). Then, I hooked it up in the attic. Boy, what a difference! The set up was really easy and the rotation arm allowed me to position it the way I wanted it. Very easy to work with!

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all these reviews are fake this thing dont work my rabbit ears brought in a better signal save your money and buy those and save yourself alot of aggravtion

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Works very well I live 60 miles from the antenna sights and get very good reception with this antenna I live on the 3rd floor on an apartment and face minneapolis but the other antenna I had could not pick up anything

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This is the best indoor solution, and a quality replacement for those "rabbit ears" efforts.
This did the job without the intrusive look of rabbit ears. It outpreformed all other indoor models, even those with amplfication.

I used it on an HDTV tuner with excellent results. It brought all my local stations in perfectly, and the decor is excellent.

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I set this antenna up in my south facing master bedroom expecting the worst. I was quite impressed with a good signal and have great picture and sound on all channels. Two (2) a little weak...but will do. Easy set-up, however wall screws need to be longer. DTV will be taken out and money used for more important things.....LIKE GAS! Have fun.

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At first, I thought that this would be another one of those weak, flimsy antennas that you can get at any retailer, use it for about one hour and then return it. But then I got all of the HD channels in the Wash. DC area (4,5,7,9,14,20,26,50,62), as well as channels from the Baltimore area (2,11,13,22,45,54,67) and some from the Northern Virginia area (30,57). Including the HD subchannels, I got about 40 channels!

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My rabbit ears work better than this thing does

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I was very skeptical of this small antenna as my friend has one of those larger multi eared outdoor antenna and was "only" 35 miles from chicago. i bought this and was amazed that when i set it up it pulled in EVERY HD station from chicago wgn, 2, 5, 7, 26, 11 32 . I am 44 miles from chicago according to antennaweb. this complements my dtv dvr great as it integrated seamlessly with the on screen guide. i simple place this antenna on the corner of my house so the antenna has a direct sight towrads the city on the second floor trim board. this antenna is roughly the size of a paperback book so it is very unobtrussive and has held but very well now for almost 1 year since i got it in july 2007

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I just live too far from the tv station to get good reception. The old stations I have watched for years, I can no longer receive.

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I have to say after trying to use a set of set of 32dB amplified rabbit ears, even with the lower 20dB amplification of this antenna it is a superior antenna. I have it attached to a indoor pole lamp between the threads. It requires some rotation to tune to weaker channels but as oppose to the 20 minutes I spent tuning in each individual channels with the rabbit ears this setup is much better.

I don't use the long cord that comes with it I get a stronger signal with a shorter cord I had lying around. The long cord may work alright for out door use haven't tried it.

I strongly recommend paying out the extra cash for this and skipping the rabbit ears.

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i can"t believe the reception iam getting with this antenna,25 analog and hd channels,maybe Iam dreaming please, wake me up

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incredible reception,am guetting 25 hd channels over the air,i installed this antenna indoor and pick ups signals very well

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This antenna is great. We just got the DTV converter boxes and with our old rabbit ear antenna we got weak signal on every channel. The majority of then wouldn't come in. We went and blew $30 on an antenna that did nothing. We went back to radio shack and bought another model that was similar to the one we bought the night before and it was worse. When we took it back we bought this one. FABULOUS! As soon as we plugged it in and did a scan we got EVERY channel in great quality and it really boosted the signal strength for the channels we got with the horrible antennas. Right now it is just sitting on the patio table outside. Going to mount it this weekend. If you are having trouble, buy this antenna. It was stop you from cursing the converter box.

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I LOVE this product! RadioShack has always made the best antennas - my family has used their bunny ears for much of my life. The quality has always been superior to other brands.

I recently bought this antenna in preparation for the HD revolution, and I am amazed. The picture quality is consistent and looks just like cable! And the product design is small and unassuming. Although it can be installed outdoors, I have mine set up on my entertainment center just above my TV.

The design could be modified to allow easier use inside, but I don't mind so much.

The only downside is interference when airplanes fly over (taking off and landing - not at cruising altitude *smile*). But it is a minor inconvenience for an AMAZING product! Quite an upgrade from my old bunny ears!

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At [$] it is reasonable to expect that it would be more durable. It is afterall only a wire encased in plastic with a coax connector.I live within 15 miles and in clear sight of the transmitting towers and it did offer some improvement while indoors.When I attempted to connect it outside, the cheap connection broke.Sorry to say, I couldn't expect it to stand the test of time while being exposed to the elements, so I took it back for a refund.Let me know when you spend $1.10/unit in improving the design, workmanship and structure of the antenna. I'll try it again.

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I have no cable TV connection in my kitchen. It is not possible to bring a cable TV wire to the kitchen TV. I tried the old fashioned rabbit ears, but the reception was poor. The rabbit ears were also very awkward. I needed an antenna that was small, discrete, easy to install, and produced a high quality picture. I researched the Radio Shack HDTV Antenna. I talked to a Radio Shack sales associate and decided to purchase this antenna. I located the antenna in my kitchen attaching it to the side of an oak cabinet. It was very easy to install. It is very attractive, you barely notice it. It yields super picture quality. I am very pleased with this HDTV antenna.

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I hadn't messed with an indoor antenna since the early 70s. I thought this would be junk. It isn't. It's amazing. I catch 7 digital signals, including one HD signal, in a fairly media-poor area. The HD is dazzling.I don't know what some users fuss about. Go to [@] first to see what signals are available to you and where they come from. If you have available signals, this will catch them all other things being equal.It is NOT a freestanding antenna. If you want that, you will have to cut a piece of 2X4 and screw the mount to the wood near the edge, as I did. This way the antenna cable does not bind and tip the antenna over. It is best attached to a suitable pipe, or fixed to a wall where the cable, descending from the bottom, has freedom of movement.

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This antenna is a good value for the price, so long as you are within about 10 miles of the digital TV stations you are trying to receive. Great for apartments with a balcony! I had mine on a third floor balcony and got fantastic reception regardless of weather. The multi-directional feature allows you to pick up stations from any direction, but can be problematic if you have a source of interference nearby. Also, the performance dropped significantly when I moved to a house about 20 miles away from the same stations. To solve both of those problems, I upgraded to model 15-2187. Give that one a try if you live a bit more distant or have a source of interference (such as an airport) nearby but outside of the signal path. [...]

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I havent paid a cable television bill in 2 years. I receive about 15 channels from an indoor amplified antenna that I mounted in my attic. I bought this in anticipation of receiving HDTV through a converter box. I was under the understanding that there was actually a diference in an HDTV antenna. I expected a degrade in VHF signal and enhanced UHF channels. My reception was worse across the board after connecting. I tried an extra amplifier and then even tried carrying it around my yard. Nope ... its going back tomorrow.

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I was ready to purchase a 80" boom antenna when I came across this antenna and after reading the reviews decided to buy it as the size and ease of setup was very appealing compared to installing a large boom antenna on top of my two story home in Reno, NV. I was hoping to get the three major networks in digital which are broadcast in VHF from the same tower location. I had a UHF omni directional UHF antenna on order through Amazon. Antennaweb suggested a small omni directional UHF antenna and a medium directional VHF antenna to get most of the over the air digital broadcast stations in my area. When I went to buy this antenna I was surprised at the size of the box and had my doubts or how it would perform. I brought it home and in less than 10 minutes I temporarily had it set up pointing out my first floor living room window and was amazed at how many channels my channel search picked up. I grabbed a ladder and took the antenna outside and mounted it on the house just above my old 'dish' and in less than five minutes I was scanning for stations again. The scan resulted in 30 stations! This antenna is picking up almost all stations listed on antenaweb and then some. I have a 42" Hitachi Plasma with a built in tuner. Ther towers that the stations I am receiving are coming from are located in 4 different locations 4 -16 miles away. The signal strength is in the 90s for most stations, some as high as 98 even from towers it is not pointimg towards.The picture qualty on the digital channels is unbelievable, better thn my HD cable signal. The analog stations vary in quality with the lowest channels (2 and 4) being the worst with ghosting, although most of my analog stations are also broadcast in digital already and all will by next year. I am going to send the UHF antenna back when it arrives and probably cancel my cable. If you live in a location similar to mine, buy this antenna, you will be very impressed. I have not hooked up to multiple TVs yet so I can not report on that but if it does not work well with multiple TVs I will buy more of these great priced antennas.

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There is one digital channel, which has four sub-channels that no antenna I had was able to pick up with any consistency but with this antenna I am able to strongly receive those channels all the time. My only problem with this antenna is that if you decide not to mount it to a wall it is not really ideal because it can't really stand up on its own without falling over. Plus it needs to be placed somewhere high up. I have one antenna on a tall unplugged lamp and another on top a shelf. Ideally if you can mount it to a wall that would be best.

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Set up was easy. I was concerned at first when trying to find the best signal for an analog station. BUT, when I had the TV tune in any digital stations I was quite surprised to get 12 stations and the fartherest away was ~70 miles. The pictures are flawless!

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This is the first antenna I tried based on the mostly glowing reviews. I cancelled my cable and just went with the digital HDTV signal in my area. I first went to the cable TV splitter in my crawl space and hooked this antenna up to the cable going to my HDTV jack. My HDTV immediately started picking up digital stations on this antenna in the crawl space. Amazing! Then I took it outside and hooked it up to where the cable TV used to enter my home on the side of my house. I bolted it to the old cable TV box and pointed it in the correct direction according to antenna web which is 30 miles from my house. I put the line amplifier where the cable TV input line used to go into the splitter. Then I hooked the other end up to the line going to my HDTV jack. This is a 25 foot run from the outside to where the splitter was and another 15 feet to where the HDTV jack is located. This antenna is mounted only 5 feet off the ground on the old cable TV box on the side of my house, but it has a clear line of sight in the direction of the television transmitters. Whoa, let me tell you this small lightweight antenna picks up every digital television station crystal clear! Height does not matter as long as you have a clear line of sight. The 40 foot length of RG-59 didn't affect the signal strength in the least bit. This is the final configuration I left it in. It looks great on the side of my house, very small and unassuming. The line amplifier resides in my crawl space in an unassuming place. It picks up every digital station in the St Louis area VHF 2,4,5,8,9,11 and UHF 24,30 crystal clear from 30 miles away. It picked up the analog signals but they were terrible. This is not an analog antenna. It seems to be designed specifically for digital signals and it does the job superbly. This is the antenna to get. My local Radio Shack sales rep told me this antenna would not work from 30 miles away and recommended a roof antenna. I sure am glad I didn't listen to him!

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I had two of these. Both units had the same problem. When unscrewing the cable, the entire connector rotates, breaking it off of the circuit board inside. luckily i have a soldering iron. But geez. after it happened to the 2nd one, i was just like 'oh come on'. very cheap construction, not worth what radio shack charges.

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Difficult device. Bought to better my signal for my digital converter box. Worked poorly, didn't improve my signal what so ever.

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WE TRYED SETTING IT UP IN OUR LIVING ROOM AND NOTHING AT ALL. SO I TOOK IT OUT SIDE AND HELD IT ALL AROUND OUR BACK YARD AND NOTHING. I EVEN PUT IT UP ON THE TOP OF OUR OLD ANTENNA TOWER AND NOTHING. IT WAS VERY EASY TO HOOK UP. IT WOULD OF BEEN GREAT IF IT WOULD OF PICKED UP AT LEAST OUR NASCAR CHANNEL BUT NOTHING AT ALL. SO ITS GOING BACK FIRST THING THIS MORNING. I WOULD OF TAKEN IT BACK LAST NIGHT BUT WE KEPT TRYING TO GET IT TO WORK. DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME OR GAS MONEY.

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I have this set-up indoors (was going to put it in the attic, but ended-up working fine indoors). For my situation, it would not work at all without the ac-powered amplification.... but it does work very well with it. Interestingly, the best positioning of the antenna ended-up face-down behind the flat screen. Not pointed, not elevated, just lying face down behind the television. Go figure.

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I have tried many antennas and by far this one is the best! Simply awesome!! I put it in my attic and can pick up all channels within 50 miles. My guess is the people who didn't rate this one 5 stars were way too deep in their house or didn't know where their local towers were. They probably didn't experiment with it's placement enough either. To check it's strength, I first placed it on my front porch and picked up stations about 50 miles away at about 40 percent. Then I took it in my attic and BAM!! 80-90 percent on almost all channels. It took me about 20 minutes to get the farthest station in its range perfectly dialed in. What I did was look on antenna.org and choose one the channels the farthest away from you, then I went up the list to find one that I could receive. Once you get that one dialed in, the rest are great. Very easy!

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Currently this antenna is on top of my roof and attached to my drain vent pipe. I get 10 digital stations total which is great since I live in an area where the signals are hard to get being in a valley. I have tried every indoor antenna possible and have only been able to pick up 2 digital channels. This antenna is great since it is very small and unnoticeable on your roof. It pulls an amazingly strong and very stable signal. If you are considering an outdoor antenna try this first. I also tried the Philips MANT940 which was good but not as good as this, also the RadioShack DA-5200 is smaller. I'm currently pulling a steady signal from 43 miles away! The only thing that would make this product better is a bigger U clamp mount so you can conveniently attach this antenna to a drain vent pipe easily. I had to attach a narrower poll to my vent pipe first in order to mount this. Otherwise a great buy!

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It completely fills my needs, clearly receiving local digital channels 2.1, 4.1*, 5.1, 7.1, 9.1, 11.1, & 13.1 from one fixed position indoors. A bonus is that it looks relatively good while doing so!*according to [...] I'm 37.1 - 37.4 miles from the transmitters, & 4.1 is a harder-to-receive "green" station, which matches my own personal experience, but more on this below.I'm on a hill, on the top floor, but there's a building of very nearly equal height blocking my view of the transmitter. Using rabbit ears with a UHF loop I had to re-position it AND re-tune its dial knob for different channels (analog OR digital) & even then sometimes the picture was poor*, even after I discovered that hanging the antenna from the ceiling (by the UHF loop) made a HUGE improvement.*Often the analog channel was clearer than it's digital version, & 13.1 wouldn't come in at all. antennaweb doesn't show 13.1, but it shows 13 as "green".I wasted considerably more than what this antenna cost on a big, ugly Terk TV55, which didn't even work as well as the rabbit ears, for analog OR digital. In fact it worked better when I disconnected it (just the coax cable attached to the TV!)I connected this Radio Shack antenna to the nice long coax that was included*, put it face down on the adjacent couch, connected it to the TV, & even before I plugged in the antenna's power cord I got better reception than the rabbit ears.*I thought this was nice, in case I had to position it far from the TV, but I moved it around all over the place, & I get the best signal with it screwed to the back of the top corner of my flat-panel TV: I removed one of the TV's trim screws, & attached the RadioShack mount with a longer screw.For ME* it's best on a vertical plane (as expected) but for some strange reason it "likes" to be "sideways" (so the graphics read normal when you're lying down!).* "Your mileage may vary", as each location & its surroundings is unique.

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I tried two different antennas, and this is clearly the better antenna for reception strength. I live between 25-40 miles from two different sets of towers in slightly different directions. With this antenna I can comfortably get HD signals from both directions without having to adjust the antenna. I have it mounted indoors on the side of a bookshelf. It is one of the more attractive antennas in my opinion, and with a white shelf, you barely notice it. Very discreet size. Note: I am primarily interested in the UHF frequency, so I don't know how this performs for VHF.

Installation took 15 minutes, and that included having to go out to the garage for the screwdriver and mounting the antenna.

I now get every yellow grade station in my area according to antennaweb.

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at first, i connected the antenna with the power adapter connected. my TV scanned and found only one channel. after disconnecting the power adapter, the TV found about 20 channels, including all the major networks. my apartment is close to some radio towers, so perhaps the signals are strong enough that the power amplification is not needed. nevertheless, try both with and without the power adapter connected.

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Wasn't sure if these antennas really worked. After hooking up this is the best [$] I have ever spent!!

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I moved into a new place in Atlanta recently and have not set up cable yet with my TV. Figured I'd try this out for a while in lieu of paying [$]+ a month to the cable TV cartel for the few hours of TV (read: advertisements) I watch every week. This antenna is so simple to test: plug it in, turn on TV, run a channel search. I came up with a total of 35 OTA channels in SD digital, HD, and analog. All of my familiar network stations and PBS came in crystal-clear HD with no ghosting or other artifacts typical of OTA reception. I ended up mounting it on my balcony on a broomstick and am completely satisfied with the purchase. My only minor gripe is that the OTA analog reception is worthless for being located less than 5-10 miles from the transmitters, but it will be gone all together in less than a year anyway, so good riddance.

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Now I wouldn’t use this with an analog TV at all, but use it with a digital TV, Impressive. I have a Houseboat on Lake O The Pines in East Texas about 30 miles from anything. I only got 1 maybe 2 channels and poor quality. When I replaced the old TV with a digital and used this antenna, hey I get a picture as good as cable in town, plus I get 5 Stations. It is directional, so how you place it is important. All I have to say is I'm as happy a pig in mud with it.

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Since I don't feel like wasting my money on satellite or cable TV, I am confined to over-the-air (terrestrial) television signals. As some may know, on February 17th, 2009, all TV signals will become digital. After receiving a [$]coupon from the government towards the purchase of a DTV converter box, I was dissppointed to see that I lost many channels, despite the fact I gained "sub-channels" and with a clearer picture. I tried this particular antenna, but it doesn't seem to receive channels any better than the one it replaced. In fact, I think I lost reception.

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I am replacing a 7" circular loop that only got two of my five digital channels reliability (most of the time). I wanted this antenna inside, hidden behind my 32" wide-screen TV. Positioning this new antenna where my old loop had been gave no better signal strength as measured by the DishNetwork receiver. Both were pointed in the direction of the TV towers. For the higher numbered channels, I discovered rotating the antenna to horizontal improved the reception; it made it worse for the lower numbered channels! What to do?

I put the antenna on the floor to rest my arm, and glanced at the signal strenth. Wow, it was really high! To make a long story short, I ended up with the antenna on the floor pointed down -- but resting on the base of a metal floor lamp. The lamp was helping to pick up the signals as it was much higher than the original antenna location. Here is the signal strength comparison.

Channel - 7" hoop - Antenna
-- 16 ----- 64 ------ 80
-- 19 ----- 64 ------ 81
-- 27 ----- 64 ------ 81
-- 29 ----- 74 ------ 76
-- 41 ----- 72 ------ 74

So, like in real estate, location-location-location.

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I returned this antenna and went back to my old rabbit ears. There is no such thing as an HDTV antenna.

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Although I have yet to search Radio Shack's web site for technical instructions, a [$] antenna should come with some instructions as to how to get the best reception. I will search for other people's tips, and sites on where to point the antenna in my area, but for [$], Radio Shack could include at least a flyer giving basic technical information in order to receive the best reception. As many are finding out, if the reception is not near perfect with digital TV signals, there is NO signal. Although the government did not think this digital TV thing through much, I would have thought that each household would not have to have a 50' tower on top of their house to get a good signal. Since I now know clear digital pictures do not mean a fail-proof signal being transmitted, I now must turn to Radio Shack. Come on, Radio Shack, help us!

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I live in Rockville MD. I'm more facing Shady Grove Rd and Darnstown RD. (This is given so those who's direction may be different have some comparitive data). I get 25 Channels, all very very sharp and crisp. I didn't have an older antenna to compare results to, but I am well pleased. I am recommending to all who have the need for an antenna.

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Will pull in great reception if your using a dtv television or a dtv converter box.Not so well on analogs.

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This was my second attempt of an antenna and just was not a consistent signal, first setup all the local HD channels came in good, then a day or so later could not buy a channel. Setup, use and look are great but just did not perform for me. I'm in a semi rural area, perhaps a more urban environment would be better

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I am a second floor apartment dweller in Everett, Massachusetts. I just purchased a 32" HDTV to use as a super monitor for my new HP computer system. Now when I am downloading files from the Internet I just push the TV button on my remote and I am watching AMAZINGLY CLEAR HDTV while the files load. Life is good and for only [$] BUY IT!

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I do not like this product. It is no better than "the bunny ears" I do not get any more channels with it nor do they come in any better. Do Not Buy This Antenna.

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I purchased this antenna to complement a Samsung HD tuner. It brought in all of the local DTV channels. I had to play around with positioning a little to get them all. I really like the small size and the ease of mounting on the exterior of my house. Great product.

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Works great for me. I've had it for about 8 months and it's only erratic when it's very windy.

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poor reception indoors or out, could only pick up half the HD channels in Houston.[...]

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Just got a new HDTV and tried two other antennas. Both yielded 0 HD Channels and I live very close to the broadcast towers. So, on recommendation from a co-worker, I tried this one and it pulled in Digital channels while sitting on my floor before I mounted it. FANTASTIC!!!

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After trying an indoor HDTV antenna with no results I was very concerned about this one but I couldn't stand the thought of watching the Super Bowl in standard def. I have Dish w/ no locals and live about 26 miles North East of Cincinnati. I hooked up the antenna and just left if hanging from a gutter, turned on my Aquos and did a channel search, I was surprised to find out I picked up all Cincinnati locals & PBS (5,9,12,14,16,19,43,64) but I also was getting Dayton locals (2, 22, 45). I then mounted the antenna under the first floor roof eve (only 8ft high) and did another search. I am getting great reception. Wow! Such a small antenna. I was told by the guy at Radio Shack this antenna would not get ABC 9 in very well, but its great along with Dayton ABC. I am not sure how the tuner in my Aquos rates among other brands but I am very pleased. I am now going to try to route the signal through my Dish VIP622DVR so I can record.

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Installed this antenna on the upright mounting post of my DirecTV HD Dish in Eureka, California and got an excellent, clear l picture from the few local stations that broadcast in digital: KEET (13.1 and 13.2), KVIQ (6.1), KBVU (29.1) and KIEM (3.1). They broad cast from Kneeland so point the antenna in that general direction.

Analog reception for other stations was decent and definitely better than rabbit ears and other indoor amplified antennas. In this area, an outdoor antenna with amplification is a must for good reception, though the terrain is very diverse (mountains, trees, etc). The TV stations have outdated and weak transmitting equipment, so getting the signal/reception I did was a surprise.

I used this product to supplement my new DirecTV set up and I completely cut off my service with our only local cable provider our only other source for local channels (Suddenlink Cable.) The quality of the picture I get with this antenna for local digital channels is better than what I was getting with Suddenlink. The few analog channels are definitely better via Suddenlink (KAEF/ABC, CW, My TV, Univision) but for the $$ savings, this antenna's worth it.

I connected this antenna to my Panasonic HDTV with Digital Tuner and the signal meter on the TV showed signals of 70-92% strength, and 65% or so seems to provide good enough signal strength for reception.

Hope this info helps...I recommend this product despite the fact that 3 different Radio Shack employees talked me out of buying this and initially sold me different antennas. I think most of their dissatisfied customers didn't have a digital tuner, or didn't understand the product.

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I never got to try the antenna as the hex screw that tightens the the antenna bracket (universal joint) wouldn't budge to loosen. And yes, I was careful and used a quality hex wrench of the proper size. [...] The Philips works great.

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I had the Terk model and was very disappointed and returned it for this model. I live in a very hilly area and was so shocked that this thing worked immediately when I stuck it out my window to test it. The only issue is we have two major cities that are 90 degrees apart and I have to move it back and forth to pick up the signals.

But for the money you cant beat it. Especially if you want to get into HDTV immediately

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Could only get 1, maybe 2, digital channels in my area.

Got a similarly priced GE-branded unit and get 7 or eight channels.

Might be better if mounted high and outdoors, but that's not an option for me. Must use it indoors near a window.

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I live on the second floor of a 3 story apartment building facing south, so I only have clear view of one of the 4 local stations, but I can't even get that one to come in all the time. I may have just got a defective one, but there was no noticable difference in siganl strength (according to my Aquos) with or without the powered amplifier attached. Some channels came in when I had it inside and then dissapeared when I put it on by balcony (and vice versa). Bottom line: I messed around with this thing for 3 1/2 hours and only accomplished cursing the antenna, and cursing Dish Network for not carrying my locals in HD.

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Wow, I am very impressed with this antenna. It is very small and can hide easily in the corner of a window. I live in South Mpls. There over 20 HDTV broadcast channels available in this area. I have varied results, to say the least.

I have a powered antenna that I bought with my HDTV (50" Samsung DLP). That thing is all but worthless. It combines the old-school UHF "ring" antenna with two long 4 foot rabbit ears. The worst part about it is the knob that you can use to dial in the signal strength. No matter where I turn the dial, it picks up some channels but I can't tune in others. If I turn the dial, I lose the channels I had but gain some others. There is no real sweet spot where you can get all of the HDTV broadcast channels.

Next up is the Silver Surfer. It came free with a BeyondTV bundle. This is a very good antenna. Not powered but still very good. It is in the middle of my living room and I can pick up most HDTV channels.

Now this antenna, the one for sale here, well it bumped things up a whole 'nother level. All I did was plug it in and turn it on. It is sitting pointing straight east out of a second-story window. Most of the antennas here are in Shoreview, which is 27 degrees from my house, so roughly north-northeast. With the antenna pointed straight east, I can get every single HDTV broadcast channel in the Twin Cities. If I pointed it west, I'm sure I could get the ION channels out of St. Cloud but that is not as important to me.

It is connected to a HDHomerun dual HD network tuner. I run BeyondTV on two different HTPC's in my house and they both work perfect with this. I went from picking up 5-9 channels to 21 channels....even the ones I will probably never watch. The tuner even works with XP MCE and Vista MCE.

But back to this antenna. It is very small but very powerful. I highly recommend this.

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I tried a number of antennas likeed the size of this one, but it really is only slightly better than the rabit ears i was using. I am 35 miles from the 'hd towers in my area. ths product is a real dissapointment and I would not recomend it.

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This is my second attempt on a HD antenna and has turned out to be great. I plugged it in to the coax over the air connection on my satellite reciever then set up the on screen menu. I picked up 33 high quality channels and all the locals transmit in digital or high def. I highly recommend this product!

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Having Dish Network is great unless they don't provide local channels in HD. With this particular antenna you are able to achieve all of your locals in HD. I have this antenna hooked up thru the Dish Network receiver and it works better then running it thru the TV. My suggestion with any antenna is shop around and try several modeles, but start with this one.

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Bought this attena after noting I received a decent HD signal with an indoor rabbit ear type product. Hoped it would help reception but was mostly attracted by its design for indoors (small, clean, versatile placement). In the end I tried it outdoors and inside and noted no improvement in signal based on location. Overall it was about 10 to 15% better in signal reception than the HD rabbit ears but likely bvecause it could be placed attached to a wall anywhere I needed it. I would recommend it only if you are in an area free of mountains, heavy trees or other obstacles to the source signal. Don't expect miracles but it works adequately otherwise and looks good mounted indoors.

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We use this on our camper. The signal is not as good as our $23.00 amplified rabbit ears, or an amplified RV antenna. We are close to the TV station.

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I live in Davie, FL in a Concrete-Stucco house. The antenna didn't work at all indoors, which was not a suprise considering my XM antenna never did either and because my house is basically made out of concrete. I mounted the antenna on the east side of the house pointed slightly toward Palm Beach, FL and I can get in all Miami and Palm Beach channels without problem except for CBS 12 and Fox 29, which have periodicaly poor reception. I used a Samsung tuner with my HDTV projection monitor. I would suggest mounting this so it can extend above the roofline of your house to improve reception. I had to extend the included bracket a little to improve my reception. I will be looking for a different bracket in the future to improve the Palm Beach reception. This is why I bumped my review from 5 to 4 stars. Great antenna though as I enjoyed my first HD NFL playoff game in HD and Dolby 5.1 last night!!

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After much research settled on this antenna. Pulls in all the HD signals in my area. No more adjusting rabbit ears. Thanks to all who left comments and opinions, one of the reasons I bought this.

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I purchased this antenna about a month ago, because I live in a townhouse and im facing the opposite direction in which the digital sattellite reception is needed, so I am unable to install any kind of dish & there is only 1 cable company offered here in my complex and the reception is horrible because it is analog cable. So I purchased this antenna in hopes of bringing some life to my new HDTV, instead of just getting rabbit ears. To my surprise after setting it up over my mantle, I was recieving all the local channels in crystal clear Hi-Def. This product works like a charm, I would recommend it to anyone wanting HD local channels instead of paying a monthly fee for them!

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I tried this out in a fairly remote area and had to upgrade to a full size antenna, it would be fine I think closer to town (I'm 25-50 mi. as the crow flies). Nice size and easy install.

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live in an apartment in nyc and could not get a signal at all.. tried outside my window and stil no go picture total waste going back for an exchange.

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I recently purchased this antenna for my HD Tuner. I hooked it up and "Wow"!!! I looked at the NFL games in HD and it was amazingly clear. I was also picking up stations I've never even heard of, which is great.

Don't cheat yourself.....get this antenna!

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GREAT LITTLE ANTENNA! I RETURNED OTHER ANTENNA'S TO OTHER STORES BECAUSE OF POOR RECEPTION. THIS ANTENNA PICKED-UP ALL AVAILABLE HD CHANNELS WITHOUT ANY ISSUES. THIS ANTENNA COULD BE PORTABLE AS WELL!!

PLUG & PLAY INDOORS OR OUTSIDE.

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This product has enough hardware to get you setup in minutes. If you want to just mount it on the wall above and close to your television set in your room, get out your cross point screw driver and use the included screws out of the box and you will not be disappointed. If you want to put it on the pole to replace your bulky attenna outside your house, I suggest purchasing enough cable to complete your run. The contents of this product has the mount attachments to place it on a conventional antenna pole, and it is waterproof as well as neat in it's appearance. In the Hill Country northwest of Austin you will get more than just your Austin broadcasting stations in both analog and HDTV signal to both your cable ready and HDTV televisions. I have seen the value of this unit over the conventional rabbit ear HDTV combo units that are new in the store today. I am certain the simular products of the same design may work as well from other stores, however, this is the one I will be purchasing for myself to supplement my signal subscription with Direct TV. Also, I want to get the signals beyond the boundry of the Austin local broadcasting stations such as KNCT-TV out of Killeen/Copperas Cove which is PBS, and the Waco/Temple news along with the Greater Austin area local broadcasting stations. I was called to a location to add this product to a friend's new television set and was very impressed with it's ease of installment. Being one that wants the most value for my purchases, this is on my list for myself. My degree plan is Radio/Television Broadcasting with an emphasis in Multi-media, and have been a member in S.I.F.E. Some of you may be a bit like myself, I love to get the best experiance I can have on my own time out of life. I travel the world through the use of my Television and the support of veiwers like you!

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I use this antenna on a 52" Sony Bravia 3000 LCD. It installed VERY easily! I simply have it located just behind my TV on the 2nd floor of my home. I have no problem at all receiving a multitude of SD and HD stations out of the Indianapolis area. I used the Sony Setup feature where it scans and locks in all stations received. 9 out of 10 of the HD signals are VERY strong with excellent pictures! I find it interesting that when I move the antenna's location or swivel so it "points" in a different direction, I still receive GREAT signals! This little [$]antenna is super. Oh, I'm about 15 miles from most stations in the greater Indy area.

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This was my third antenna for my LCD on the patio.Funny thing is I have a Terk on my wall unit inside it it performs great. This TV is out on the patio (covered of course)and there seems to be some weirdness on the signals. I'm north of Miami, within 7 miles of all the DTV antennas. I mounted this on the wall of the patio and got all of the HDTV channels except two, the ones that are VHF based. (ch 7 and 10)So I made up an RG6 cable, ran it through my facia board and mounted it on the chimney. Still barely got 40% signal strength. I turned it more towards the two "V" channels and got up to 50%, but lost several channels that were 10 degrees off axis. Since I use satelite for Standard def, all Im interested in is HDTV,[...] I guess that the VHF frequencies on HD aren't this antennas strong points.

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I tried two other antennas that did not perform well. This antenna did not initally work much better when I put in my house. FYI I live in stucco covered house so I essentially am surrounded by a metal cage. I tried and tested this antenna by mounting it just outside my wall with the antenna facing the direction of the TV towers 10 miles away and it worked great!

I now have all the channels in digital HD signal coming in perfect. The normal air channels are not perfect, but pretty close. All the air channels with OK signal have a digital counterpart that is just fine in my market.

The weather has been very cold in Minneapolis for the last two weeks and so far this antenna is working fine in the 5-10 degree temperatures.

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Even after reading all of the reviews I was a little skeptical about how this antenna would work in my area. Well let me tell you, this little antenna sure does work. Before I installed this antenna I had a set of HDTV rabbit ears on my Dish receiver which allowed me to receive 4 local HD channels, after I installed the R/S antenna I got HD channels I didn’t even know we had in my area (deep So. TX) transmitter towers are located approximately 35 miles away. This antenna worked great I even canceled my local channels subscription with Dish Network. Oh by the way I installed this antenna inside my home attached right behind my HD TV frame with wire ties.

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Purchased to get uhf/vhf signal 10 miles from source in NYC. Purchased for apt that had wire to boom on roof severed and did not want hassel of gaining roof access. Hooked up and pluged unit in and to my surprise picture was worse than just the severed wire hanging out the window. The folks at RS said it was made to get HD signals.That may well be, however the box states that it will pick up uhf/vhf signals as well. ,but if your looking for a uhf/vhf antenna look elseware.

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Outstanding device! Reception is strong and clear. I bought the antenna a couple days ago and connected it to my JVC 61" HD-ILA television. I had been relying on cable. I was pleasantly surprised to receive more local HD channels than available by cable. Plus, the over-the-air HD broadcasts include guide information that the cable service did not offer. I am now on the phone to discontinue my cable service.

I placed the antenna in my media closet, connected the signal amplifier to the antenna with the provided 6" cable, and the signal amplifier receiver plug to about a 30' cable that runs inside the wall from the closet to the wall outlet where it connects to the TV. I've found the best reception is received when a signal amplifier is connected as close as possible to an antenna.

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Picks up about 6 local channels within 10 miles of stations. Compact, quality, and works!

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This was the 3rd antenna. I wanted free HDTV to go with the new LCD and wouldn't stop until I picked it up. A Phillips and another indoor [...] HDTV antenna with Remote (The UFO looking one) picked up channels but didn't give me enough clarity and the 20+ off-air HD channels cut in and out. They had rabbit ears and high gain but didn't do the job. I bought this one with the idea of putting it outside on the porch because I face west in a 1st floor condo and the majority of the broadcast antenna's are south. I hooked it up and gave it power while it was just laying on the table inside the front door without facing any antenna's and it picked up almost every HD channel in the Houston Metro plex. I turned to FOX and CBS and both came in crystal clear. I mounted it on the ceiling inside the door where it is out of the way to save from having to run more cable outside and it has worked ever since without problems. This is very small and hardly noticeable and is reachable to turn 360 degrees or move around while mounted on the ceiling. Didn't have to put it outside at all and it picked up more channels while the other HDTV rabbit ear antenna's that boasted higher gain on them. I'd recommend this to anyone who is in a 1st floor apartment or condo like me who has a lot of trees in the way. My neighbor behind me is on the 1st floor with an entire building between him and the broadcast towers and he bought and installed the same model and picked up all the channels also. The FOX sunday football games looked FANTASTIC with this antenna!!!!

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We live 30mi outside of Richmond, VA and purchased this antenna based on it's size profile and appearance, and were pleasantly surprised with the amount and quality of channels that we were able to pick up. We were using an analogue antenna on a non digital TV, and decided to get another TV for our bedroom. This one is digital, and we went from 7 channels on our old TV to about 30 on our new TV with this antenna. We have it mounted in a high corner of our room as if it was a speaker. Very low profile, and excellent reception. We are extremely pleased with it's performance. Especially, the Digital Channels in HD, they are phenomenal.

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I believe this antenna will work for someone who is close to the towers but for someone further away, stay away from this one. It did only slightly better than an antenna I bought 10 years ago and is much harder to aim.

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i put this antenna in my bedroom tv and i didn't even have to mount it outdoors. i live in an apartment and i get great hdtv reception. i put it on a small table and put a picture in front of it to hide it and it works great.......

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In Los Angeles all the OTA HD stations are UHF, and always had poor UHF before, lot of multipath, so tried this. Thought it was just for UHF, but it also returns VHF - except channel 2. Filtered out VHF and combined this signal with outdoor VHF antenna, and it works great, even indoors (on third floor), 30 miles from Mt. Wilson. Gets all digital channels, though nbc.1 is weak. All other VHF channels (analog) are plenty strong, they should add one more low-freq element, and they'd have something. Wish it was more directional, but it's OK as-is.

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I bought this HDTV antenna hoping to replace the cheap single-pole antenna that came with my Pinnacle PCTV HD Pro Stick.

I was hoping this antenna would far outperform the cheap one; I was sorely mistaken. Even though I live just a few miles from downtown Chicago, the HDTV antenna generated a weaker signal (even when amplified). It also failed to pick up a few stations that the cheap antenna was able to pick up easily.

Perhaps this antenna works much better when installed outdoors, but I cannot recommend it for indoor usage.

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Prior to purchasing this I was using a 15 dollar indoor amplified antenna (glorified rabbit ears) and was able to pull in most of the hd channels in my area, however, I would have to constantly adjust it to get a good signal when changing channels.

I put this antenna up in my attic, ran 100 feet of RG-6 cable to the TV and now I pick up every digital channel in my area, including ones I never could see with the amplified rabbit ears.

I had to adjust it a couple times to get the best signal strength possible, but it's working like a charm.

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brought back a couple of antennas back to [...], they were no good... i bought this one, and i get one hell of a picture..i was just about to give up!!!..plus i got stations i never knew i could get